Classic or dud: The strange world of Hugh Hefner

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So is it every straight man's fantasy to be his Hef-ness or is he just an old plonker with a stiffy?

― Calum, Wednesday, 2 April 2003 17:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

I read Bunny, and he sounded kind of pathetic - never being able to go anywhere, always in his pajamas - kind of Howard Hughes lite.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 18:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

I think he's a feminist. He clearly prefers female company to male company, pays women well and has helped launch many prosperous female careers. What else do you need to be to be a feminist? No wonder he has all these women wanting a shot, he's very much a 'rights for women' type!!!

― Calum, Wednesday, 2 April 2003 18:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

Go die, please.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 18:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

Kerry, what's "Bunny", book about Hefner or maybe autobiography of one of his models? Sounds interesting, please tell more.

― Paula G., Wednesday, 2 April 2003 18:12 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Bunny" is the bio of Hef by Russell Miller (who also wrote "Bare-Faced Messiah" about L. Ron Hubbard - also recommended). It's kind of an expose. Hef doesn't come off as evil in the book, just sort of sad and living in a fantasy world.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 18:37 (twenty-one years ago) link

thanks for the tips, Kerry, I'll look out for both of these.

― Paula G., Wednesday, 2 April 2003 18:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

I was only joking by the way.

The man's a wally.

― Calum, Wednesday, 2 April 2003 19:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

Go die, please.

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 22:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I don't think I'd wanna be Hef. There'd be far too much dishonesty involved, at least for me. I'm not equipped to be that mellow etc.

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 22:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

plus apparently you haveta hang out with Tony Curtis

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 22:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

seven years pass...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― harlan, Monday, 27 December 2010 02:34 (thirteen years ago) link

I would like to accept these congratulations on behalf of my fellow ilxors, both past and present, who made this thread what it is today.

― Aimless, Monday, 27 December 2010 16:15 (thirteen years ago) link

I don't think I'd wanna be Hef. There'd be far too much dishonesty involved, at least for me. I'm not equipped to be that mellow etc.
― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, April 2, 2003 5:04 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

plus apparently you haveta hang out with Tony Curtis
― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, April 2, 2003 5:07 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark

Well, at least that part is over with.

― Tub Girl Time Machine (Phil D.), Monday, 27 December 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link

I loved Patton Oswalt's tweet this weekend, "I can't wait until I'm 60 when I can think that somewhere out there my future wife is being born"

― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 27 December 2010 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link

I wonder what Hef's kids are like. Probably like little Alex P Keatons that think sex is gross

― nog it out with (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 27 December 2010 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link

his daughter Christie Hefner ran the Playboy corporation from the 80s until like a year ago

― twat dust and ego overload (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 27 December 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link

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